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Re: ***Official What Bowl Are We Going To Thread***

Originally Posted by CyFan61

I agree and don't think it is a lock that the HOD Bowl people will pick Baylor over ISU without a second thought. There is a shot at us going there and Baylor having to go at-large. I just don't know which school/team that particular bowl believes will be a better fit.

They might be concerned about the ticket sales, because the other team will be Purdue or Minnesota, both of which are a long ways away, so Baylor would be a safe pick to offset that.

I think Baylor is a shoo-in. Their few fans would attend. This might be 10-20k.

Re: ***Official What Bowl Are We Going To Thread***

Originally Posted by CyFan61

I agree and don't think it is a lock that the HOD Bowl people will pick Baylor over ISU without a second thought. There is a shot at us going there and Baylor having to go at-large. I just don't know which school/team that particular bowl believes will be a better fit.

They might be concerned about the ticket sales, because the other team will be Purdue or Minnesota, both of which are a long ways away, so Baylor would be a safe pick to offset that.

This is my thought as well. Not sure why everyone is convinced that Baylor gets picked over ISU, even for a bowl in Texas. I think the Heart of Dallas bowl would love to have a traveling group of fans that will likely exceed ticket sales from a day tripping Baylor crowd.

I don't really like the Jan 1 date compared to Dec 27, but would hate to go to Shreveport for the third time. Been there, done that.

Re: ***Official What Bowl Are We Going To Thread***

Originally Posted by Wesley

Or will the league tell us to go for the most money since all will probably lose money for the league?

This is what I was wondering, perhaps the Big 12 has a rule that we are bound to accept the offer with the highest payout. We will get an offer from literally every bowl with an open slot, so I also wonder if we'll get to be selective or if our decision will be made for us, just like any other bowl.

Re: ***Official What Bowl Are We Going To Thread***

Rice has beaten UTEP to get the C-USA five eligible teams, so the Military Bowl looks to be off the list of bowls that will have open slots. Not an option any more, if the MAC contingency stuff is accurate.

Re: ***Official What Bowl Are We Going To Thread***

Originally Posted by CyFan61

Rice has beaten UTEP to get the C-USA five eligible teams, so the Military Bowl looks to be off the list of bowls that will have open slots. Not an option any more, if the MAC contingency stuff is accurate.

Not true. It will be MAC vs. At-large. Since Army didn't make it, it will still be open.

Re: ***Official What Bowl Are We Going To Thread***

So why wouldn't we just decline a HOD bid to go to the at-large pool and get a bid to the Music City Bowl? It's against an 8-4 Vandy or 8-4 Miss State and has the largest pay out available. It's closer travel for fans, is in a nice city, and played in an NFL stadium. Its on ESPN and is the only game in its time slot. I guess it might just be me, but why not try to go to Nashville at all costs?

Edit: Clemson lost so it probably does not matter as we get 2 BCS teams.

Re: ***Official What Bowl Are We Going To Thread***

Originally Posted by CyFan61

This is what I was wondering, perhaps the Big 12 has a rule that we are bound to accept the offer with the highest payout. We will get an offer from literally every bowl with an open slot, so I also wonder if we'll get to be selective or if our decision will be made for us, just like any other bowl.

Re: ***Official What Bowl Are We Going To Thread***

Originally Posted by CyForPresident

So why wouldn't we just decline a HOD bid to go to the at-large pool and get a bid to the Music City Bowl? It's against an 8-4 Vandy or 8-4 Miss State and has the largest pay out available. It's closer travel for fans, is in a nice city, and played in an NFL stadium. Its on ESPN and is the only game in its time slot. I guess it might just be me, but why not try to go to Nashville at all costs?

Pretty sure we can't do that because HOD is a Big 12 bowl. If you get a bid from a Big 12 bowl you have to take it, I think.

For reference the HOD Bowl payout is 1.2 million, so three of the potential at-large bowls (Music City, Belk, Liberty) would actually pay more

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